When he was just 17 years old, Michael Legary knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur — he says he was born to be one. Now, after founding several successful startups, Legary is still passionate about building up other new small businesses.
As a leader in Winnipeg’s startup community, Legary works to support several local organizations, such as Innovate Alley, Ramp Up Manitoba, and Havana Controls. Legary is a champion of community building, local entrepreneurship, and investment opportunities in Manitoba.
“The last five years of my life have been trying to help out in my small way in growing [the Winnipeg Startup] ecosystem… so that entrepreneurs could have a community.”
In this episode of Startup Canada Podcast, host Rivers Corbett chats with Legary about fuelling Winnipeg’s grassroots startup movement, the challenges of starting a business, and what it’s like to have an entrepreneurial destiny.
The Startup Canada Podcast Show is a production of Startup Canada, a grassroots, entrepreneur-led movement to bring together, celebrate, and give a voice to Canada’s entrepreneurship community. On the podcast, award-winning entrepreneur host Rivers Corbett speaks with the movers and shakers of Canada’s entrepreneurship community to give a glimpse into the future of business, and share insights on everything from social innovation to the future of work, investing, and why we need to think bigger to take our businesses global. Join Rivers Corbett for new episodes every Tuesday airing at 10 AM ET for lessons, trends, and opportunities in entrepreneurship from Vancouver to Fredericton; and Israel to Peru.
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